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if you're not educated, you can't take advantage of that opportunity. >> you know, 50 years after the march on washington, one of the questions is how much longer the government should give special treatment to minorities? back in 2003 then justice sandra day o'connor was the swing vote upholding continued racial preference necessary college tuition. she said that should end back then in 25 years. she backed off that 25-year deadline. but at some point does affirmative action, does special treatment need to end? >> i think president obama addressed that before saying perhaps we should be looking more at economic inequality. we've made a lot of progress. obviously, we have an african-american president, a lot of people in high positions. pew asked americans how much progress they thought we made. only 45% thought we made real progress toward racial equality. african-americans are 32%. i think americans seem to be in agreement we have a long way to go. the march on washington was also about jobs. it was a march for jobs and freedom. pew also found for the past six decades african-americ
if you're not educated, you can't take advantage of that opportunity. >> you know, 50 years after the march on washington, one of the questions is how much longer the government should give special treatment to minorities? back in 2003 then justice sandra day o'connor was the swing vote upholding continued racial preference necessary college tuition. she said that should end back then in 25 years. she backed off that 25-year deadline. but at some point does affirmative action, does...
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>>> stop and educate. stop and house. stop and choose schools over jails. keep dreaming! >> that was the reverend jesse jackson speaking to the thousands who have come together at the national mall in washington, dc this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march on washington. several speakers are addressing that crowd, and will then walk the half mile from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. among the speakers this morning, is the country's first african american u.s. attorney general eric holder. >> we recognize that we are forever bound to one another and that we stand united by the work that lies ahead and by the journey that still stretches before us. >> free at last! free at last! thank god almighty, we are free at last! >> it was in 1963 that martin luther king, jr. gave that famous "i have a dream" speech. organizers say they hope today's event will inspire people to educate themselves about modern day civil rights struggles. >>> meanwhile, in the bay area, there are some events for residents wanting to
>>> stop and educate. stop and house. stop and choose schools over jails. keep dreaming! >> that was the reverend jesse jackson speaking to the thousands who have come together at the national mall in washington, dc this morning to mark the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s 1963 march on washington. several speakers are addressing that crowd, and will then walk the half mile from the lincoln memorial to the martin luther king, jr. memorial. among the speakers this...
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department of education began an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual par tide week encouraged antimedicate speech. the department of education investigation concludes the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> today a controversial soda ban is being proposed in san jose. at least one city councilman is planning to protest it. councilman ash wants to ban sugary drinks and even whole milk from all city owned buildings. later today he plans to ask the city council to consider his plan but councilman pete is against it and he wants people to protest a plan today at city hall. >>> time now 5:09 moving closer to military intervention in syria. what we are hearing this morning about when the united states could begin a missile attack. >>> 50 years after martin luther king's i have a dream we have an african american president. the events to remark the memorable day in history today. >>> good morning. right now we are looking pretty good on the bay area commute. as a matter of fact. as i look at westbo
department of education began an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual par tide week encouraged antimedicate speech. the department of education investigation concludes the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> today a controversial soda ban is being proposed in san jose. at least one city councilman is planning to protest it. councilman ash wants to ban sugary drinks and even whole milk from all city owned buildings. later...
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waivers of the current education department they allowed schools to stop reporting on disadvantaged youths. it could lead to less support for the students who need it the most. >>> students at sandy hook eliminate are going back to school for the first -- sandy hook school students are going back after the first shooting, and he killed 26 people including students. they'll go to school in a new location. they approved a plan to tear down the old school and build a new one on the same property. >>> the oakland school district are focusing on getting kindergarteners in -- kindergarteners into class. people missed this and it was 60% who are missing. >> the more truant, the more they are missing on learning. >> it's not easy for us. >>> district leaders say they know it could be hard to get kids to school but individuals are not the only ones who are of suffer. the district gets $32 for every student every day. they lost $2 million because of kids who frequently missed class. we have al back-to-school section on our website. you'll find tips to back-to- school shopping and we have school pict
waivers of the current education department they allowed schools to stop reporting on disadvantaged youths. it could lead to less support for the students who need it the most. >>> students at sandy hook eliminate are going back to school for the first -- sandy hook school students are going back after the first shooting, and he killed 26 people including students. they'll go to school in a new location. they approved a plan to tear down the old school and build a new one on the same...
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the district says its priority for the future include creating high expectations, supporting quality education and embrace accountability and transparency. >>> preparations almost complete for the 10s of thousands of people expected to flood washington's national mall torment 50th anniversary of the march on washington and dr. martin luther king jr.'s speech i have a treatment people marching say dr. king's message is just as important now as it was then. >> i have a dream that one day. >> yes. >> this nation will rise up, live out the true meaning of its creed. >> reverend martin luther king jr. delivered those words before a crud of 250,000. that was 50 years ago tomorrow. the anniversary is on the minds of many. >> we have been talking about it for months now. >> at the lincoln memorial today, preparations are underway for tomorrow's event. tens of thousands are expected to attend. there is a lot of setup and security. first everyone's mind is dr. king's message. >> how peaceful it was and how everybody got along together and they sang together. they prayed together and there was just a fee
the district says its priority for the future include creating high expectations, supporting quality education and embrace accountability and transparency. >>> preparations almost complete for the 10s of thousands of people expected to flood washington's national mall torment 50th anniversary of the march on washington and dr. martin luther king jr.'s speech i have a treatment people marching say dr. king's message is just as important now as it was then. >> i have a dream that...
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. >>> barbara lee announced a educational grant for girls today. the national science foundation is awarding to tech bridge in oakland. they help girls with careers in science, technology, engineering and math. it served 4,000 girls with after school and summer programs. >>> head start is a program for preschoolers but it is a casualty in the budget battle. ktvu's rob roth visited a school today and showed us what the cuts are doing to parent, teachers and students. >> we have to listen to our -- and? >> reporter: for these preschoolers in the head start program it is story time but the story of head start is a sad one. the sequester meant budget cuts across -- budget cuts across the country. this mother's daughter is one of the casualties. the program that had a teacher come to her home has now been eliminating. >> her learning skills went from low to really high. her first language is spanish and in a matter of weeks she started picking up on english words. >> reporter: head start cut $1.1 million do to the sequester. cuts triggered when they fai
. >>> barbara lee announced a educational grant for girls today. the national science foundation is awarding to tech bridge in oakland. they help girls with careers in science, technology, engineering and math. it served 4,000 girls with after school and summer programs. >>> head start is a program for preschoolers but it is a casualty in the budget battle. ktvu's rob roth visited a school today and showed us what the cuts are doing to parent, teachers and students. >>...
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today is the first day of school in oakland and the cost a lot higher for educators. california lawmakers pass a new law for public schools. they will no longer be able to require parents to chip in and pay for activities and supplies. a lot of teachers say they support the idea but some say they will have to make up the difference where government funding is lacking. >> where there is crayons, markers, and pens. we should have that. and state budget should reflect that when they give funding to schools. >> by passing that law, state legislatures were able to get a class action lawsuit filed by the aclu dismissed. they alleged that school fees violated the state constitution which protects free action. we have a special back to school section for you on our ktvu website. check it out. you will be able to find tips for back to school shopping. we also posted school photos for our ktvu anchors and reporters for you to check out maybe giggle at too. >> it is fun to see all of our coworkers. back in the day. >>> 5:47 is the time. sal. >> i might have one up there. >> i ha
today is the first day of school in oakland and the cost a lot higher for educators. california lawmakers pass a new law for public schools. they will no longer be able to require parents to chip in and pay for activities and supplies. a lot of teachers say they support the idea but some say they will have to make up the difference where government funding is lacking. >> where there is crayons, markers, and pens. we should have that. and state budget should reflect that when they give...
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. >> we're going to do a great amount of education, both for bicyclists and car and truck drivers. >> reporter: the bay area bike share hopes to expand to 1,000 bicycles and 100 stations within the next six months. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and oakland man decided to do something about the ongoing problems of illegal dumping in his city. dillon spotted this huge pile of trash dumped overnight between park boulevard and lincoln avenue. he says it seems to be a popular illegal dumping site and the city is slow to clean up the trash. so he hired a crew to haul it all away. >> i saw this pile of trash. it's happened multiple times here. i just felt like we could wait a couple weeks for the city to get out here and clean it up or just take care of it. so that's what he did. >> he says he doesn't understand why people would just dump their own garbage and expect others to clean up after them. >>> a bill that faces to increase limousine safety is facing a key vote in sacramento. jerry hill introduced the legislation following the may 5 limo fire on the san mateo bridge. the bill cal
. >> we're going to do a great amount of education, both for bicyclists and car and truck drivers. >> reporter: the bay area bike share hopes to expand to 1,000 bicycles and 100 stations within the next six months. rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> and oakland man decided to do something about the ongoing problems of illegal dumping in his city. dillon spotted this huge pile of trash dumped overnight between park boulevard and lincoln avenue. he says it seems to be a...
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already educators are taking steps to keep kids in class. why the district says the absent students are not the only ones who miss out when the youngest kids cut class. >>> caught on video. the new evidence police are looking to use to find the suspect in a walnut creek smash and grab. >>> highway 4 is affected by an overturned car on bailey road. that's why traffic here seems so light because there is a big accident up the road. >>> some pockets of thick fog, mainly up the coast. temperatures will warm up. we'll have that warmer forecast. at farmers we make you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa
already educators are taking steps to keep kids in class. why the district says the absent students are not the only ones who miss out when the youngest kids cut class. >>> caught on video. the new evidence police are looking to use to find the suspect in a walnut creek smash and grab. >>> highway 4 is affected by an overturned car on bailey road. that's why traffic here seems so light because there is a big accident up the road. >>> some pockets of thick fog, mainly...
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that came during the president's bus tour to college campuses, where he's campaigning to make higher education more affordable. mr. obama was reacting to a push by house republicans to cut off money for the president's health plan as part of a government funding bill. >>> 911 dispatchers in santa clara county are threatening to go on strike. now the county is trying to get a court order to keep that from happening. the dispatchers have threatened to walk off the job because they say they are understaffed and being forced to work overtime. the county has 61 dispatchers to cover 73 full-time positions. the county says it's trying to hire new dispatchers. >>> the woman hired to overhaul california's state mental hospitals reportedly is under investigation for sexual harassment. the los angeles times reports two subordinates filed complaints against kathy gaither, accusing her of sexual harassment and sexual discrimination. gaither was hired two years ago as chief deputy director of state hospitals, but was put on leave last month. >>> noncitizens would be able to serve on juries in california und
that came during the president's bus tour to college campuses, where he's campaigning to make higher education more affordable. mr. obama was reacting to a push by house republicans to cut off money for the president's health plan as part of a government funding bill. >>> 911 dispatchers in santa clara county are threatening to go on strike. now the county is trying to get a court order to keep that from happening. the dispatchers have threatened to walk off the job because they say...
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>> the family after sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie died after biting into a snack while camping last month. now her family has established a nonprofit organization called the sunshine foundation to promote public awareness and reseven of food allergies. once of the first events will be a fund raising walk to be held september 15. >>> time 5:25. starting today, she is cal's newest star. four-time olympic gold medalist missy franklin will start classes at berkley. she's just 18 years old but she's also one of the world's top athletes. earlier this month she won a record six events at the world swimming championships in spain. >> there were things about berkley, it's probably the most unique environment i've ever been in. there's really nowhere else like it and it's so much fun. >> how about that. franklin expects to swim for two years before she turns pro and getting ready for the 2016 olympics in brazil. >>> well, going on strike, this time it is fast food workers. what they're demanding and
>> the family after sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie died after biting into a snack while camping last month. now her family has established a nonprofit organization called the sunshine foundation to promote public awareness and reseven of food allergies. once of the first events will be a fund raising walk to be held september 15. >>> time 5:25. starting today, she is cal's...
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of a success men toe area girl who died from a peanut allergy is turning her death into a chance to educate others. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! for an incredible $9.99! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪ >>> a northern california family hopes we will all learn from its pain and suffering in a tragedy that involves food allergies. 13-year-old natalie giorgi died after eating a product with peanut butter. even though she spit it out, she still died a couple hours later. now the family is starting the natali
of a success men toe area girl who died from a peanut allergy is turning her death into a chance to educate others. [ male announcer ] at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! for an incredible $9.99! because what you dont know can hurt you.urance, what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage...
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the department of education launched an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual apartheid week encouraged antishy metic hate speech. they concluded the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> 6:10 is the time right now. the u.s. is moving closer to an attack on syria. the two countries now speaking out against u.s. military intervention. >>> marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the pressure on president obama as he takes the podium today. >>> good morning. right now traffic is getting busier all over the bay area including on highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. we will tell you where the traffic trouble spots are. >>> and in weather right now a layer of warm air compressing the marine layer. the net result dense fog that could effect your morning commute. we'll highlight the warmest day of the week and the changes you can expect for the holiday weekend. >>> these are live pictures of interfaith memorial service. if i'm not mistaken, this is dr. martin luther king's daughter. h
the department of education launched an investigation in july of last year. two recent graduates claim the schools annual apartheid week encouraged antishy metic hate speech. they concluded the protests are constitutionally protected speech. >>> 6:10 is the time right now. the u.s. is moving closer to an attack on syria. the two countries now speaking out against u.s. military intervention. >>> marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. the pressure on president...
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anywhere from 15-25 miles per hour for the windsier spots education pegged along the coast and the bay. 62 along the coastline for the afternoon. low 70s for the bay. 80s expected inland. a pleasant afternoon with is sunshine. i want to ton on storm tracker 2. see the sweeper going by. no rain am little bit perhaps falling north of fairfield. at home, a little bit of patchy drizzle reported at times inch too the . we are end joying plenty of sunshine. the system here, going to continue north and east. most of the rain over northern california and oregon. for us, expect temperatures outside, 68 degrees concord. 67 livemore. it's moist. the dew points are up this morning. by the afternoon, another nice day. 79 napa. 77 sanoma. 77 kentfield. 78 santa rosa. 60s along the east bay. 69 oakland. 77 san jose. nice day to be hanging along the coast in santa cruz. 70 san bruno. 64 san francisco. hang along the embarcadero or the giants game. extended forecast, temperatures will be creeping upward in to the workweek. running cool for this time of year. temperatures getting back seasonal average,
anywhere from 15-25 miles per hour for the windsier spots education pegged along the coast and the bay. 62 along the coastline for the afternoon. low 70s for the bay. 80s expected inland. a pleasant afternoon with is sunshine. i want to ton on storm tracker 2. see the sweeper going by. no rain am little bit perhaps falling north of fairfield. at home, a little bit of patchy drizzle reported at times inch too the . we are end joying plenty of sunshine. the system here, going to continue north...
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the family of a sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie dorgiy died after biting into a snack last month. her family has established a foundation to promote public awareness and research of food allergies. one of the first events will be a fund-raising walk held on september 15th. a former employee of the center to the arts in walnut creek has pled guilty to child sex abuse charges. 27-year-old jason pedrosa is accused of sexually assaulting two underaged girls last year. he was a part-time city employee works as an assistant for the children's theater company. the investigation found other workers acted appropriately and were allowed to return to work. he's expected to be sentenced toth 0 and could face more charges connected to a case in san mateo county. >>> we've had team coverage for you of the bay bridge closure since 4:30. sal is coming back. one final look at the bridge shut down and our morning commute. >>> welcome back. it was ate years ago -- eight years ago today, that hurricane katr
the family of a sacramento area girl who died from a severe peanut allergy is promoting allergy education to prevent other deaths. 13-year-old natalie dorgiy died after biting into a snack last month. her family has established a foundation to promote public awareness and research of food allergies. one of the first events will be a fund-raising walk held on september 15th. a former employee of the center to the arts in walnut creek has pled guilty to child sex abuse charges. 27-year-old jason...
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of our social and economic problems in our city today, they are directly related to a lack or formal education. >> the d.a.'s office is providing $130,000 for programs to prevent truancy at -- to schools. they are idab. wells and burton schools. >>> more kids are heading back to school. so watch out for them. some districts back in session are fremont, walnut creek, berkeley, dublin. you can get a complete list of the dates at ktvu.com. look for the back 2 school icon on the home page. >>> u.s. government agencies made 11,000 -- between 11,000 and 12,000 data requests. facebook supplied information in 79% of the cases saying they were obligated by law to do it. the total request from countries outside of the u.s., about 14,000. facebook says it refused all requests from some countries like egypt. they granted 84% of the requests that came from taiwan. nissan has turned one of its electric cars into a model that can drive itself. yep. nissan says it's working with stanford and other major universities on the technology for autonomous cars. the company says it will have more than one self-drivin
of our social and economic problems in our city today, they are directly related to a lack or formal education. >> the d.a.'s office is providing $130,000 for programs to prevent truancy at -- to schools. they are idab. wells and burton schools. >>> more kids are heading back to school. so watch out for them. some districts back in session are fremont, walnut creek, berkeley, dublin. you can get a complete list of the dates at ktvu.com. look for the back 2 school icon on the home...
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contingent tornadoes are telling the daily -- educators are telling the daily review students are benefiting by spending extra time after class with volunteer tutors in subjects like english and math. the first center opened in 2011. test scores in some subjects jumped by 10%. on our web site, ktvu.com, we have an entire section dedicated to heading back to school. it includes the start date for school and how you can save money on back to school shopping. >>> it is 7:10. are you ready for next week's bay bridge closure. we'll break down the trouble spots and how an out of state company is helping local drivers avoid gridlock. >>> while the firefighters are struggling to contain the rim fire, there's grim news from washington d.c., with the national forest service has to do to find enough money to fight all the fires now burning across the country. >>> well, the traffic started off not doing very well. there ever been some improvements, we'll tell you where those are and how the bridges look. >>> gray skies out there, and cool temperatures to mild temps, we cooled down yesterday. will we fin
contingent tornadoes are telling the daily -- educators are telling the daily review students are benefiting by spending extra time after class with volunteer tutors in subjects like english and math. the first center opened in 2011. test scores in some subjects jumped by 10%. on our web site, ktvu.com, we have an entire section dedicated to heading back to school. it includes the start date for school and how you can save money on back to school shopping. >>> it is 7:10. are you ready...
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in the form of head start and bilingual education programs. in april of 1968 the nation's response to the assassination of dr. king, pres. johnson again, moved a drag your feet congress with the fair housing act on his desk to sign it into law that was against federal law for the first time to deny buying renting or lending opportunities on the basis of race, religion, national origin or color. we stand before you and you will take your steps forward in a better place than our mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, because of the courage and tenacity displayed on august 28
in the form of head start and bilingual education programs. in april of 1968 the nation's response to the assassination of dr. king, pres. johnson again, moved a drag your feet congress with the fair housing act on his desk to sign it into law that was against federal law for the first time to deny buying renting or lending opportunities on the basis of race, religion, national origin or color. we stand before you and you will take your steps forward in a better place than our mothers and...
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in the form of head start and bilingual education programs. in april of 1968 the nation's response to the assassination of dr. king, pres. johnson again, moved a drag your feet congress with the fair housing act on his desk to sign it into law that was against federal law for the first time to deny buying renting or lending opportunities on the basis of race, religion, national origin or color. we stand before you and you will take your steps forward in a better place than our mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, because of the courage and tenacity displayed on august 28 displayed on august 28, 1963. but the reverence for the past must not equate with passivity today. or in the future. our journey continues. dr. king had a dream on that august day. today many immigrant students have another dream to remain and be reunited safely and legally with their parents here in this country could to contribute to our future in the same way the friends they've grown up and are able to do. the downturn in the economy in 2008 stripped away bi
in the form of head start and bilingual education programs. in april of 1968 the nation's response to the assassination of dr. king, pres. johnson again, moved a drag your feet congress with the fair housing act on his desk to sign it into law that was against federal law for the first time to deny buying renting or lending opportunities on the basis of race, religion, national origin or color. we stand before you and you will take your steps forward in a better place than our mothers and...
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we promote invests and i have educational leadership projects. we can work together on international ideas this promote the professors and education issues >> yes, sir. . i'm a founder of a company. a few weeks ago i was told i'd have to leave the united states. i've been living in japan and i've entered the country numerous times and i've paid my taxes pr is there any way for the immigration officers to interpreter the law like they do in japan >> what a great question and compelling question. >> our office does a lot of reviews in the immigration issues. i have a colleague here and he's our senior advisors. fred and i work very closely in giving adjudication issues as they relate to a start up business whether in the h b context we're very involved and providing recommendations to ac i s in how to improve + jurisdictions in policy and training. we welcome our comments and ideas but case examples that reflect miss application of the laws. make sure you have our card before i leave and a maria thank you for responding >> we have two speakers and
we promote invests and i have educational leadership projects. we can work together on international ideas this promote the professors and education issues >> yes, sir. . i'm a founder of a company. a few weeks ago i was told i'd have to leave the united states. i've been living in japan and i've entered the country numerous times and i've paid my taxes pr is there any way for the immigration officers to interpreter the law like they do in japan >> what a great question and...
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i value my education. it was one of the best decisions i made but it's scary right now working towards retirement funds, having children, and really investing in my future. >> natalia, take that out to the national level. if americans are having trouble paying off their debt, how does that hamper innovation or americans' availability to take risks and try new things if they're caught up in loans? >> first and foremost the mental affect. i have so many friends in sticky loan situations. some have gone so far as defaulting. it's that thought that stays in their head all the time. and it makes them not think clearly. they have to take jobs that they might not want to take because they need to make a salary versus interning or taking position where is they can move up in their career. i think we're seeing students or graduates not feeling the freedom they could feel if they didn't have this large burden of debt. >> neil, square this for us. you want to get ahead in life. you want to go to the best schools and
i value my education. it was one of the best decisions i made but it's scary right now working towards retirement funds, having children, and really investing in my future. >> natalia, take that out to the national level. if americans are having trouble paying off their debt, how does that hamper innovation or americans' availability to take risks and try new things if they're caught up in loans? >> first and foremost the mental affect. i have so many friends in sticky loan...
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we partner with the association and have monthly meeting to educate them and provided this information to their customers their clients. i've also gone in the chinese consulate and talked with those folks because a lot of those folks from china have had their rental cars broken into. we have aggressive police with compassion. washington park and along the plazas park wias a heaven there was lots of bad behavior but we characterized folks with a lot of compassion and we offered shelter for folks and for the people who didn't want it we cited them or arrested them. there was a lot of arrests and now the parks have seen a great improvement and it's savor. working with the assistant attorney we're going to try to get the different version program. we want people to help cheap the parks. this is a program we're working on right now. when i describe the community police in the district we have community police on steroids. we have the central station basketball team we plated the betty long rec center we have a lot of police programs. we have the step program which dr. chu will explain to yo
we partner with the association and have monthly meeting to educate them and provided this information to their customers their clients. i've also gone in the chinese consulate and talked with those folks because a lot of those folks from china have had their rental cars broken into. we have aggressive police with compassion. washington park and along the plazas park wias a heaven there was lots of bad behavior but we characterized folks with a lot of compassion and we offered shelter for folks...
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social justice -- getting education is a social justice issue. we don't want kids to feel they can't go to school or go home. we want other's worth intact and appreciate the worth. justice is a public face of love and 60% of kids who are discipline read likely to drop out of school, so if we attach the same concerns that we have for all of the students and comparing with the evidence base data that suggests there are a lairming rates of suspensions and explullions and how does that push the conversation or do other things that we are innovative with and coming up with real solutions? not just to bullying but all of the social factors that affect students and adults and there are several adults that need training as well. that's my point. >> yeah. actually the work place bullying institute which has good data i am told and found that 35% of american employees say that they have been bullied in the work place. that is about double over the figure for kids so this is not a kid problem, but so are you asking if there should be programs and campaigns
social justice -- getting education is a social justice issue. we don't want kids to feel they can't go to school or go home. we want other's worth intact and appreciate the worth. justice is a public face of love and 60% of kids who are discipline read likely to drop out of school, so if we attach the same concerns that we have for all of the students and comparing with the evidence base data that suggests there are a lairming rates of suspensions and explullions and how does that push the...
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we need to deal with the department of education. and i hate to say we also need call on the president to tell him to have arne duncan to step down. [applause] [cheering and applause] we have our final. >> we have our final comment then reverend jackson will have some closing remarking. >> i'm reverend brooke. i'm honored to be in your presence. i'm a-- and a survivor of childhood slavery. one of the thing i love about dr. king and how he was able to rally people in his time with love to get people on one adored e move these things exponential way and said hate cannot drive out hate. only love can do that. darkness cannot drive out darkness. i have ministered and counseled young people every day from five years old to 50 years old. that have been violated, rape, been in trafficking. and number one traffic victim in the u.s. are black girls and women. some of my youngest clients are 5. i'm a survivor of child slavery myself. if we touch young people with the heart of rove -- love and rally them to understand what would be locked in th
we need to deal with the department of education. and i hate to say we also need call on the president to tell him to have arne duncan to step down. [applause] [cheering and applause] we have our final. >> we have our final comment then reverend jackson will have some closing remarking. >> i'm reverend brooke. i'm honored to be in your presence. i'm a-- and a survivor of childhood slavery. one of the thing i love about dr. king and how he was able to rally people in his time with...
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before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. as i said, our moderator is not always our lieutenant governor, of course he needs to introduction -- no, i get to say something. i get to say something. as everyone in this room knows, youngest mayor in 100 years, right? youngest mayor in 100 years when he was elected 10 years ago and he has remained an effective and visionary leader for everyone. mayo
before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher,...
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i i am grateful to be inspired and mentored by many great civil rights leaders and my educational leaders which includes usf law school. >> [applause] >> and my family members who have mentored me and have paved the way for me along my career path. i could not have gotten there without them. my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i want to talk about howthey were inspired by the march on washington and dr. king's speech which subsequently has passed on to me. my mother was among the 200,000 people who joined dr. martin they were inspired by the march on washington and dr. king's speech which subsequently has passed on to me. my mother was among the 200,000 people who joined dr. martin luther king on the march on washington 50 years ago and stood up for the rights for freedom.as a teenager growing up in washington as a teenager growing up in washington dc, she and her church did people demonstrations leading up to the march in washington where they would go in front of the w
i i am grateful to be inspired and mentored by many great civil rights leaders and my educational leaders which includes usf law school. >> [applause] >> and my family members who have mentored me and have paved the way for me along my career path. i could not have gotten there without them. my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i my greatest inspirations are my parents william little and maria little, and i want to talk about howthey were...
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but i'll check with the department of education. and i'll make sure my team gets your e-mail so that you get a personal answer from the secretary. all right? okay. all right. i've got one last question. i want to make sure it's a student. are you a student? >> maybe. >> maybe doesn't count. if he said maybe -- >> i am. >> you are? okay. this young man right here. i just wanted to make sure. he might have been a young-looking professor. >> mr. president, i'm danny, a student here. my question is you spoke upon increasing financial aid for college students. however, i feel that with the competitive job market, a bachelor's would not be enough to secure a job. my question is will any of these funds go towards grad school programs or strictly limited to undergraduation education? >> first of all, a good undergraduate education means you are much more employable and you're much more likely to get a job. each additional chunk of education that you get, if done well, if you're getting good value, is going to enhance your marketability. we
but i'll check with the department of education. and i'll make sure my team gets your e-mail so that you get a personal answer from the secretary. all right? okay. all right. i've got one last question. i want to make sure it's a student. are you a student? >> maybe. >> maybe doesn't count. if he said maybe -- >> i am. >> you are? okay. this young man right here. i just wanted to make sure. he might have been a young-looking professor. >> mr. president, i'm danny,...
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this has affected the education of young women in el zaatri camp. children and teenagers have been charged with new responsibility, including tremendous pressure to care for their families. here most male teenagers have to earn a living and contribute to household income. but there aren't enough jobs for everyone in the camp. that's why depression and hopelessness are becoming widespread among young male refugees with some becoming becoming increasingly aggressive in their behavior. so providing educational training for youth to make their time more useful and skills that they can take back to syria. malik is 18, from the syrian province of dalaha. he says this welding class makes his life here more meaningful. and this is a class for teaching young female refugees how to apply makeup. a desired service when there's a wedding at the camp. most of the training courses teach skills that are useful even in camp life. >> we want these kids to go back to syria with some hope for the future because they are going orebuild at the end of the day the country
this has affected the education of young women in el zaatri camp. children and teenagers have been charged with new responsibility, including tremendous pressure to care for their families. here most male teenagers have to earn a living and contribute to household income. but there aren't enough jobs for everyone in the camp. that's why depression and hopelessness are becoming widespread among young male refugees with some becoming becoming increasingly aggressive in their behavior. so...
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he helps to educate others in the hopes that his story will spur reform. he's not an educated man. his formal schooling stopped in 6th grade. the katrina criminal justice reform effort. that's the holistic reentry program for offenders. he told anybody with time to spare and inclination to listen. putting a face on an abstract idea, injustice. on this particular afternoon in may 2012, he tells this story to me for a fourth time. he is deeply preoccupied with a judge who denied his case for years. who also heard his murder case in 1976. the month he was released the judge died. greg goes to his house to get his tattered obituary he's read many times. the obituary says nice things. the judge may have been a goodman, greg muses, he might have been a good husband, father, great friend to many people, but people maybe saying the same thing about me. cue, the dog. lifts his head to look around as if considering the matter then he lowers his head to rest his muzzle on greg's shoe. but because i'm a little guy, you step on my head and crush me. i don't even have god on my side. the old boy
he helps to educate others in the hopes that his story will spur reform. he's not an educated man. his formal schooling stopped in 6th grade. the katrina criminal justice reform effort. that's the holistic reentry program for offenders. he told anybody with time to spare and inclination to listen. putting a face on an abstract idea, injustice. on this particular afternoon in may 2012, he tells this story to me for a fourth time. he is deeply preoccupied with a judge who denied his case for...
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we need to make sure people receive the best education. a sense of optimism so they will never give up or give in. the fear is gone. people are no longer afraid. afraidere so many people to be afraid. isir fear is gone, and that a good day. people need to get out there and continued to fight and to our struggle is for a lifetime for all of our citizens. >> i take your point, but how do to a young person who might say to you, it has 50 years, and we cannot get a real conversation about poverty. what do you say to the young , and they get a chance butee dr. kings monument, where the data is concerned, they say, we have not done much. >> i was saying to a group of you continue to preach, you continue to educate, to lobby and protests until you get it done. it is the struggle of a lifetime. you have to make a politician >> there are a lot of , ande who hear that story even president obama is telling tot story, but i am trying see where the willpower is to actually push the president on issues. to get a sense of how we take what you said and pu
we need to make sure people receive the best education. a sense of optimism so they will never give up or give in. the fear is gone. people are no longer afraid. afraidere so many people to be afraid. isir fear is gone, and that a good day. people need to get out there and continued to fight and to our struggle is for a lifetime for all of our citizens. >> i take your point, but how do to a young person who might say to you, it has 50 years, and we cannot get a real conversation about...
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and education is a great equal lieser and there is nothing more important than to give our children a great education. >> the mayor reminded the city how much work still needs to be done in order to make dr. king's dream a reality. >> chicago congressman says that he was invited to be one of the speakers at the rally in washington today however he on thed to attend an immigration workshop for young people here in chicago this morning. he along with mayor rahm emanuel was at the workshop called doca. devered action for childhood arrival. the young people were applying for reprieve from deportation as well as seeking to receive access to temporary work permits. he equated the civil rights struggle to the struggle for immigration rights. >> i think it's a great time to be here because 50 years ago we're commemorating 50 years ago, a quarter of a million people marched on washington, d.c. for jobs and for fairness and for justice. and i have a voice in the congress of the united states because those people fought. >> it has been a year since president obama signed an executive order prote
and education is a great equal lieser and there is nothing more important than to give our children a great education. >> the mayor reminded the city how much work still needs to be done in order to make dr. king's dream a reality. >> chicago congressman says that he was invited to be one of the speakers at the rally in washington today however he on thed to attend an immigration workshop for young people here in chicago this morning. he along with mayor rahm emanuel was at the...
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education is the capital from which people build careers, lives, homes, families. that somehow has to be drummed into people's heads. we don't know ho to do it. >> we have to -- i don't think we should be incentivizing people to do the stuff that puts them into welfare. >> having kids, starting a family -- >> that's one of the problems. you get paid more money when you have more kids. >> go ahead. >> ben was starting to make an important point which is we sort of -- >> then i guess he did. >> i'm going to finish. >> all right. >> we overgeneralize. ben said it's hard to have a good life on $38,000, especially in some of the states that we showed on screen. we're also overgeneralizing here. these programs are not a bed of roses. it's not like you sort of lounge around eating bon-bons. >> what, waunt many tow go out and do pushups every day? you get the money, dude. you have to enroll in the program. you have to participate. you have to check in, et cetera. >> oh, come on. >> if we're saying that our public policy should be to encourage people to work, to not work, i
education is the capital from which people build careers, lives, homes, families. that somehow has to be drummed into people's heads. we don't know ho to do it. >> we have to -- i don't think we should be incentivizing people to do the stuff that puts them into welfare. >> having kids, starting a family -- >> that's one of the problems. you get paid more money when you have more kids. >> go ahead. >> ben was starting to make an important point which is we sort of...
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everyone says education is the how can education be the key for african-americans when they are subjected -- and latino americans, for that matter -- when they are subjected to separate and unequal schooling. there is a fundamental contradiction there. tavis: a final quick question. if we have not made gains in 50 years, to your point we have lost ground in many of these areas that you lay out and this report -- how is it that you ,xpect that in the near future much less a distant future, that we can actually turn the tide against this data? beagain, we aren't going to able to turn the tide overnight. termsttle by little, in of the minimum wage, i think public opinion, the majority of the american public supports increasing it. we have some movement in congress. we have president obama saying it needs to be higher. that is something we can make some movement on. and certainly at the state level and the local level, we have seen living wage movements that have been effective. so unfortunately, it is a struggle. like the civil rights movement, it continues. it wasn't something that occurred
everyone says education is the how can education be the key for african-americans when they are subjected -- and latino americans, for that matter -- when they are subjected to separate and unequal schooling. there is a fundamental contradiction there. tavis: a final quick question. if we have not made gains in 50 years, to your point we have lost ground in many of these areas that you lay out and this report -- how is it that you ,xpect that in the near future much less a distant future, that...
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the jury and to educate the judge. a lot of these people and the judge have never been in front and had to deal with a gravanis type case. the information should be consistent. you have defense attorneys that start going through 2 or 3 our 4 cases and they hear the same thing and they hear somebody professing to be an expert and this guy does not know, it puts a big hole in his expertise right off so we wanted to have something consistent. now, if you properly present this information, it will easily establish the officer as a credible expert and at that point you can start rendering expert decisions. trainings that you go to should be set up in such a way that every jurisdiction has an expert. sometimes you have to piggyback on somebody else's expertise while you learn, but there's no reason that every jurisdiction can't have an expert in gravanis and that's going to come in handy when he's talking to city hall people about allocation of resources, to his department about allocation of resources, when he decides how h
the jury and to educate the judge. a lot of these people and the judge have never been in front and had to deal with a gravanis type case. the information should be consistent. you have defense attorneys that start going through 2 or 3 our 4 cases and they hear the same thing and they hear somebody professing to be an expert and this guy does not know, it puts a big hole in his expertise right off so we wanted to have something consistent. now, if you properly present this information, it will...
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>> what he's going to do is start ranking colleges as to how much educational bang for the buck they offer to -- if you're a college or university and you're doing a good job, they will award you more funding, and if you're not doing a good job, they will take away funding. i hope that the obama administration realizes that -- academic leftists and people on the right who don't like government interference saying this is not another industry that washington ought to take over. >> he is an optimist, isn't he, that that's going to happen? that's why we love you, james. >> there is a problem, parents are finally pushing back against the incredible cost that they have been paying for all these years. so finally the fat is in the fire and the question is who's going to get to the solution quicker t president, the government or the private sector? >> does the president's plan have a chance to work, do you think? >> the problem is that the president's plan is essentially to allow these students to forgive their loans after ten years. that's his income based repayment plan. >> if you decide
>> what he's going to do is start ranking colleges as to how much educational bang for the buck they offer to -- if you're a college or university and you're doing a good job, they will award you more funding, and if you're not doing a good job, they will take away funding. i hope that the obama administration realizes that -- academic leftists and people on the right who don't like government interference saying this is not another industry that washington ought to take over. >> he...
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cost ofease in the college education is exponential. it is totally divorced from any lasttionary track in the century. it is unchallenged. i think the president's proposal to look at graduation rates, what do you do if you are a college? you do not take a risk on the kid who might not make it all the way through, the kid who's the first in his family to go. you only take a safe bet. what alumni's earn? what jobs they get? to me, that is crazy. >> there is another piece of his package which is trying to get the for-profits under control. their students create about half of the student debt, and they provide so few jobs. that is another way to get at this problem. and they target veterans. veterans come back. they don't know where to go. they go to for-profit colleges and they are in worse shape than they were before. does it at least give you a head start? >> dr. joe biden things it does. community college is the answer. >> the for-profit solution is to say that in a month you can get your money back so that these kids are not accruing a
cost ofease in the college education is exponential. it is totally divorced from any lasttionary track in the century. it is unchallenged. i think the president's proposal to look at graduation rates, what do you do if you are a college? you do not take a risk on the kid who might not make it all the way through, the kid who's the first in his family to go. you only take a safe bet. what alumni's earn? what jobs they get? to me, that is crazy. >> there is another piece of his package...